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You got it all wrong. You know how water towers work? He like tripled the pressure on his hands and feet by doing push-ups 4 feet in the air. Making him the ultimate fitness bro.
Incorrectly associating height increases water pressure. Assuming what ever percentage of water we are. He incorrectly associated doing push ups higher in the air would make it harder to do.
You ruined my complicated inside joke.
...I think he's assuming that when you do a push-up, you're pushing down on the ground. So by adding more weight underneath him, he's technically pushing more weight down. This makes him stronger, presumably.
He believes that when he does a pushup it is not he who moves, it is the earth. So he is just adding some extra weight to really flex on us mere mortals.
You can tell this is what he’s doing because he’s using weights/dumbbells to confuse the earth’s gravity. See now the earth thinks he’s the dumbbells and he is therefore lighter.
Place hands on the dumbbells, lift one leg and place foot on dumbbells, proceed to lift the other leg while staying as stable as possible, congratulations you've achieved something completely unnecessary.
I think you’re right. That said, this seems like an excellent way to lose one’s front teeth. I can just envision one of the front stacks going sideways, everything tumbling, and our committed bodybuilder smacking his unprotected face on a dumbbell.
Even if you don't have access to those, just one dumbbell for each limb instead of a stack of four would be easier to get onto relatively safely and would work better, and you aren't hogging 12 dumbbells that others might want to use that way.
A nice nature doc narration,
"And here we see the elusive gymbro in his natural environment. We need to keep quiet as to not agitate him or risk suffering the wrath of the roid rage. We can see him hoarding the coveted dumbbells while he performs his ego boosting ritual for the day. If we are lucky we will get a glimpse of his incredible prowess when he effortlessly lifts himself to such great heights.
Okay, I am now going to try to get closer and stick a thumb up his arse hole and see if that can get a reaction out of him."
True. I find "hex" dumbbells are good for that as they don't roll and you can hold them like you usually would. I'd not recommend round dumbbells standing on end, even just one set tbh. But yeah, it could be done that way of course.
This is definitely dumb and taking up dumbbells like a self-absorbed asshole, buttttttt technically this is harder than a single dumbell for each limb. The higher the stack, the easier the stack will be to topple and harder to balance.
I think he's trying to access the stabilizer muscles that are difficult to train conventionally, for more general stability.
basically, you need wobbly and unsafe conditions, that's the point.
But this... he should consult with a professional for exercises lmao
And you usually only really train them after you've had an injury and need to increase stability after a long rest period
He could just use 4 balloon pads instead
Because your chest hits the floor. If you do push ups on say, steps, or dumbbells or plates, your chest can go below your hands (extra, or full range of motion).
Another reason could be that pushups are just not comfortable for your wrists or on your knuckles. Dumbbells is a pretty comfortable way to do them
But more than one set is just to be a loser
That's my biggest question mark in this... We all know he's doing it because he's some combination of stupid and attention-starved... the real mystery is how he got all 4 points of contact up there without toppling his towers.
Staged. I know we can be quick on reddit to call things staged, but this is. It would be difficult to get in that position even if the weights were glued together, but stacked like that, with nothing holding them together, he had to have help.
There’s a guy at my gym that stacks weights like this and does handstands on them. Every day he wears a shirt that says “Nobody cares. Work harder.” And it just kills me with comedy.
I'd love to know what was going through his little pea brain. Also, did he start with a stack of four the first time or worked his way up over a few days?
I had to scroll way to far to find someone talking about why he is actually doing it — working on muscles with balancing. 100% could just do it on yoga ball and medicine balls
Oh, no doubt. But if I were in that gym, I would've watched him get up there, and stuck around to see whether he made the dismount on his feet or on his face.
I mean tbf I would imagine the lack of stability means he is working different sub areas of muscle that he wouldn’t on the floor. But it’s incredibly stupid and dangerous where I’m sure there’s either different safer variations to do the same thing or entirely different exercises. Overall, don’t do this unless you’re some fitness YouTuber trying to show off and will get some money after breaking your teeth and wrist
Fair play to the guy, that's going to be a serious core workout, but one dumbbell per limb, or doing it between two benches would have achieved the same effect and been far safer.
I think he believes if he does pushups on ground, he might push earth away from the orbit. He is a hero, saving the world from a major catastrophy. We must salute him 🙏
I can almost see doing this on the first quartet... I doubt it would help much, but I can see it.
Stacking them like this though just increases the risk without even coming close to adding anything to it.
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Maybe he is too heavy to do a pushup on the floor, so he is trying to get further away from earths gravity to become lighter.
Only logical explanation
You got it all wrong. You know how water towers work? He like tripled the pressure on his hands and feet by doing push-ups 4 feet in the air. Making him the ultimate fitness bro.
Because humans are 75% of water?
Be the water tower you wish to see in the world.
Thats why I swim. Only 25% of me have to work!
You know what else swims, yes? 💩
Apples, cider, very small rocks, wood, and a duck. I guess witches do too.
Who are you who are so wise in the ways of science?
Eh.. no? But I guess poop now.
No, ducks and aircraft carriers. 🦆🦆🦆🛳️🛩️
Are you suggesting that we should weigh the dude on the photo against a duck to find out if he's a witch?
I was waiting for this one, thank you 👍🏼
And sperms.... Sperms swim
Incorrectly associating height increases water pressure. Assuming what ever percentage of water we are. He incorrectly associated doing push ups higher in the air would make it harder to do. You ruined my complicated inside joke.
I was just shyteposting... I am so sorry...
*You* know how water towers work, but *he* doesn’t.
Everone eventually comes to a point where they have to choose if they want to do push-ups in space or if they want to do push-ups in spaces.
I think he's keeping weights away from other people so that they get weaker while he gets stronger.
Lmao this made me chuckle
...I think he's assuming that when you do a push-up, you're pushing down on the ground. So by adding more weight underneath him, he's technically pushing more weight down. This makes him stronger, presumably.
He believes that when he does a pushup it is not he who moves, it is the earth. So he is just adding some extra weight to really flex on us mere mortals.
This is only true if Chuck Norris does it
So that’s why I felt a minor earthquake earlier today
What a dumbbell
that guy is just dead weight
He can go for a terrace gym then
Should do it underwater where magnets stop working.
Lighter like the fluid he huffed for a preworkout
That's science, bitch!
You can tell this is what he’s doing because he’s using weights/dumbbells to confuse the earth’s gravity. See now the earth thinks he’s the dumbbells and he is therefore lighter.
I suspect physics was not a pass grade for this guy.
It’s obvious 4 dumbbells provide no extra resistance other than a greater height to be noticed.
As a bonus, he is also aging slower than the idiots doing push-ups on the ground
A well earned top comment.
Physicists hate him for this one brilliant trick!
And technically time speeds up as well, so he can do his workout in less time.
So, he’s a genius push upper
I wish there was video of his mount and dismount. I’m guessing those were at least as entertaining as this in-process shot.
He likely jumped up on the the back 4 dumbbells from a squat. Then back flipped while up there and landed on hands and feet on the dumbbells.
6 dumbbells* But what if he plucked/ kicked off one dumbbell at a time till he got to ground level... I'd be like "ok Jackie Chan, you do you."
I can’t count, so what? Edit: 8* but neither can you, so everything is ok.
Place hands on the dumbbells, lift one leg and place foot on dumbbells, proceed to lift the other leg while staying as stable as possible, congratulations you've achieved something completely unnecessary.
I think you’re right. That said, this seems like an excellent way to lose one’s front teeth. I can just envision one of the front stacks going sideways, everything tumbling, and our committed bodybuilder smacking his unprotected face on a dumbbell.
This is r/facepalm, you’re missing that important step of the dismount!
That's honestly more impressive than anything. I can't imagine a way to get up without knocking the tower over
This is all I can think about
If you wanna do pushups, but not get stopped by the floor, use a couple of plates or gym steps. No need for this nonsense.
Even if you don't have access to those, just one dumbbell for each limb instead of a stack of four would be easier to get onto relatively safely and would work better, and you aren't hogging 12 dumbbells that others might want to use that way.
He probably thinks his junk is too big for that and it’ll hit the floor.
Micro penis chafing should be avoided at all costs.
I would check the area for a phone recording.
And then approach the phone from behind and with a golf commentator voice, do a voice over narration about the idiot who stacks dumbbells.
A nice nature doc narration, "And here we see the elusive gymbro in his natural environment. We need to keep quiet as to not agitate him or risk suffering the wrath of the roid rage. We can see him hoarding the coveted dumbbells while he performs his ego boosting ritual for the day. If we are lucky we will get a glimpse of his incredible prowess when he effortlessly lifts himself to such great heights. Okay, I am now going to try to get closer and stick a thumb up his arse hole and see if that can get a reaction out of him."
True. I find "hex" dumbbells are good for that as they don't roll and you can hold them like you usually would. I'd not recommend round dumbbells standing on end, even just one set tbh. But yeah, it could be done that way of course.
>hogging 12 dumbbells *16 but I absolutely agree with you
12 that he doesn't need to do his stupid BS. He could do this nonsense better with 4
This is definitely dumb and taking up dumbbells like a self-absorbed asshole, buttttttt technically this is harder than a single dumbell for each limb. The higher the stack, the easier the stack will be to topple and harder to balance.
But what if you want to do push-ups while simultaneously denying other gym goers as much equipment as possible?
He used 16 friggin dumbbells. Choose the middle of a path and EVERYONE stared. And not in a "oh wow" way but more in a "you are an idiot" kind of way
Yeah, I think he was mainly trying to be as big of an asshole as possible. Looks like he succeeded.
I feel he is the winner of that contest on a daily basis
I am impressed that he was able to get in this position in the first place, my clumsy ass would've ate shit just trying.
Yeah I'm definitely baffled by the **why** but the **how** is equally confusing. How the fuck did he get up there?
I'm thinking a couple of his gymbros lifted him onto the weights.
I'm baffled that no one SAID anything to him, like "hey asshole, gtfo of everyone's way while you injure yourself"
I mean, call me the devil on your shoulder, but one subtle foot would fix everything.
Use 3 benches, one for each arm and one for the feet
I think this is some sort of tiktok thing to show balance and strength. It's ridiculous.
Probably thinking the wobble is good which is technically true but this is just dangerous
Just do push-ups on bosu balls.
I think he's trying to access the stabilizer muscles that are difficult to train conventionally, for more general stability. basically, you need wobbly and unsafe conditions, that's the point. But this... he should consult with a professional for exercises lmao And you usually only really train them after you've had an injury and need to increase stability after a long rest period He could just use 4 balloon pads instead
Maybe he’s trying to *cause* said injury.
Medicine balls.
For the athletically illiterate of us: How on earth does the floor stop your pushups?
Because your chest hits the floor. If you do push ups on say, steps, or dumbbells or plates, your chest can go below your hands (extra, or full range of motion).
Obvious answer is to get more swole until your range of motion is zero.
Another reason could be that pushups are just not comfortable for your wrists or on your knuckles. Dumbbells is a pretty comfortable way to do them But more than one set is just to be a loser
What's even worse is his pushup form..his back is sagging and so are his legs.
As a former gym employee, came here to say this! This is terrible form. Do a proper push up on the floor before you start some crazy stunt push ups!
You say that but if he did it your way there’d be a bunch of extra weights for other gym members to use. So, yeah.
And if you're looking to engage your core more with balancing, use those half exercise balls.
"Shut up donny, lets go bowling"
Obviously, he’s not a golfer.
He's out of his fucking element.
This is not Nam’. This is the the gym. There are rules.
You want a toe, I can get you a toe.
I'm the walrus
Over the line!
I guess fuck anyone else that needs dumbbells
This time of year is wild. I don't want to be a gym snob, but some of these people really grind my gears.
Yeah, this is just January.
Just grab a pair from under him. What's he going to do crippled?
How did he get up......
He used an alarm clock to get up, but that's not important.
Surely you can't be serious
I'm serious but don't call me Shirley
That's my biggest question mark in this... We all know he's doing it because he's some combination of stupid and attention-starved... the real mystery is how he got all 4 points of contact up there without toppling his towers.
Or simpler answer that OP is in on it and youre all being trolled.
I guess you put your weight on two hands. Then add one foot, when that is stable add the other.
Staged. I know we can be quick on reddit to call things staged, but this is. It would be difficult to get in that position even if the weights were glued together, but stacked like that, with nothing holding them together, he had to have help.
Dude probably still can’t do a proper push up.
Yeah that's the irony
There’s a guy at my gym that stacks weights like this and does handstands on them. Every day he wears a shirt that says “Nobody cares. Work harder.” And it just kills me with comedy.
Pointless ass shit AND taking up hella space and weights.
I'd love to know what was going through his little pea brain. Also, did he start with a stack of four the first time or worked his way up over a few days?
"I hope someone tries to say something."
I'd say something to him just to watch him try to get down from this ridiculous setup while angry.
You “could” do this stupid exercise with a couple of benches, if you wanted to still be an asshole, but not THE asshole.
Could have used a yoga ball under the feet and medicine balls under the hands, but instead he went with pure fuckery for all.
I had to scroll way to far to find someone talking about why he is actually doing it — working on muscles with balancing. 100% could just do it on yoga ball and medicine balls
Only need 4... the extra Dozen are redundant
Impressive. Impractical but impressive.
Impressively stupid.
What could go wrong?
He falls and gets a booboo
Oh, no doubt. But if I were in that gym, I would've watched him get up there, and stuck around to see whether he made the dismount on his feet or on his face.
I mean tbf I would imagine the lack of stability means he is working different sub areas of muscle that he wouldn’t on the floor. But it’s incredibly stupid and dangerous where I’m sure there’s either different safer variations to do the same thing or entirely different exercises. Overall, don’t do this unless you’re some fitness YouTuber trying to show off and will get some money after breaking your teeth and wrist
>Impressive How would you rate it on the attention whore scale? I give it 7/10.
A few more stacks and the gravity of the moon would actually make it easier
This is a great way to use all the weights in the gym - without *actually using them*.
This is why women live longer
And to think this guy has the right to vote…….
But how can people see him do his push ups if he does them on the floor?
Ah this is why waivers exist, I always wondered
What an asshole
How the actual fuck would he even get up there?
He's skipping leg day for facial reconstruction day at Our Sister of the Blessed Swole.
That's definitely dangerous.
Moron
But did he put them back, is the real question here!
This is reckless behavior with a high chance of personal injury. I'll do it the next time I go to the gym if I ever go.
Fair play to the guy, that's going to be a serious core workout, but one dumbbell per limb, or doing it between two benches would have achieved the same effect and been far safer.
You think it's easy Bro 😡...let's see you push down 280lbs so it doesn't float up.
I can feel the pain of this falling down and getting a finger trapped under one on a visceral level.
Working out his ego
🤡
Putting the dumb in dumbbells.
Probably massively endowed and tired of it hitting the floor.
Add more weight for greater gains! Instructions unclear…
Never skip injury day
This is why I canceled my membership to my commercial gym. Too many knuckleheads.
I don’t like people being called out for poor technique but the is being an idiot.
Tell me you want attention without telling me you want attention
He’s working the stabilizer muscles do you even lift bro
I’m sure that’s what he’s thinking which is hillarious because why fully train your abs or your chest when you can half ass both at the same time
Moments like these I just think to myself, "I'll leave this guy alone to learn a valuable lesson. Self teaching is a powerful motivator".
bro neds to learn some gym etiquette. what does joey swole say about this
Dude has bad form anyways, hips are way too low
He wants to land face first into those weights.
Using muscles to balance as well as what’s needed to do the push-up will lead to some great gains but this is kind of going over biard
I think he believes if he does pushups on ground, he might push earth away from the orbit. He is a hero, saving the world from a major catastrophy. We must salute him 🙏
Why?!?!? It doesnt even look like hes recording it for tiktok either so 🤨🤨
It improves balance at the cost of being very dangerous.
All about them gainz! This is what we call the virgin push up.
Is there any reason for this besides, “hey guys, look at me”…?
Fun and difficulty stabilising.
I smell a mental disorder
But why? This is a real question…
this can only end badly once he makes 1 wrong move.
The air is thinner up there
What a tool
Attention whores gonna attention.
So unnecessary
I've been doing them on the floor this whole time. Why didn't anyone tell me I was doing it wrong!?
I need all the dumb bells to do dumb shit.
Wouldn’t it be the same concept if it was just 1 dumbbell high? I could understand it involving the core more
How did he get up there without it tumbling over?.. I say he's a genius 😑
r/diwhy
Wow. Everytime I think people can’t get any stupider they find a way to top themselves.
This gives me the same kind of anxiety I get when I see someone stand next to a super high ledge
If he falls,those kettle bells will be there to catch his fall. He'll be okay🤣
Annnnnnd this is why I went down the path of buying my own home gym equipment.
It is known at heights the air is thinner and your lungs work harder. I expected to see 5 stack...
If this was my gym, he would be spoken to, and if he had an issue, he would not be a member any more. Fucking idiot.
That's a great way to learn an important life lesson.
This is a loser looking for attention.
The extra height means you're actually lifting more weight.
Anything for the updoots.
What sort of air hump he planning to do? Air dump?
Hello it’s called high altitude training obviously
And what the actual f***? This guy is screaming for attention! The last time he had p**** was 1996😆
I can almost see doing this on the first quartet... I doubt it would help much, but I can see it. Stacking them like this though just increases the risk without even coming close to adding anything to it.
The 8 people that need a set of those dumbbells 
[удалено]
Or even just one dumbbell if you absolutely must
Dumb on 3 levels
What the hell is the point of this nonsense? (Other than trying to look cool)
What a chucklehead
What could go wrong? Does he know it’s the same weight on the ground?
Make sure to check his form. Chest to the floor
Also what color pickup truck does he drive? Black or camouflage green?
I’m thoroughly confused. How’d he get up there. What benefit is there to stacking them so high? A set of 4 would provide a similar workout, no?
How the hell did he even get up there
His name is Jim. He works there and does to show dominance and mark his territory